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Campbell replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).Whether I want long lasting injuries or not depends on the aesthetics of the particular game. In L5R or Warhammer Fantasy absolutely. In... -
Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..@AlViking Narrative focus would be better, addressing premise would be best (for Apocalypse World at least). Like there is more than...
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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..As a sidenote, when GMs make decisions in games like Apocalypse World and Monsterhearts "the story" is not part of the agenda. Quite the...
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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..In Dungeon World there is complete asymmetry. The rules (basic moves and the like) only apply to player characters and the rules that...
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Campbell replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).Warhammer - The Old World Roleplaying Game should fit the bill. The game uses an opposed roll (Attack or Shoot versus either Defense or...
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Campbell reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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This is just one approach. I've seen (particularly round the 4e edition wars) people arguing explicitly and passionately in favour of... -
We have run into issues with this and found balance to not be true at all. Each player has seen rolls of about half the time we roll...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Every RPG system that isn't terrible produces results consistent with the imagined world. But that doesn't mean they are all...
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Campbell reacted to soviet's post in the thread RPG Buzzwords that have effectively lost their meaning due to poor over-use with
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'Narrative' isn't in GNS at all. GNS defines and uses 'Narrativism'. When people use 'Narrative', I don't know what they mean. Is it a... -
Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..In general, I'm a firm believer in just talking about what the expectations for the game you will be running. Meta-analysis of its place...
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Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, I definitely don't think you should be using GNS terminology in your session zero. :) Unless everyone at the table already uses...
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Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I agree with this. This is probably true for all agendas, but particularly for sim play, you want your system truths and your setting...
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Campbell reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread RPG Buzzwords that have effectively lost their meaning due to poor over-use with Like.
Agency. I see that tossed round all the time. Problematic. Another one I see used in just about every discussion ever. (and I'm just as...
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Campbell reacted to Don Durito's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The difference is important. Hit points are just abstraction. Falling a 100ft and being able to stand up and dance a jig is a...
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Campbell reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Point. I prefer damage reduction personally. But to be fair most of my sim work for RPGs is for outside combat anyway, because my...